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n. - A family of small solitary bees.

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  • General article properties pagename = Halictidae variant =
  • Engel, M.S. (2000) Classification of the bee tribe Augochlorini (Hymenoptera: Halictidae).
  • Halictidae is a cosmopolitan family of the order bees which are usually dark-colored and often metallic in appearance.
  • The Halictidae is one of the four bee families that contains some species that are crepuscular; these halictids are active only at dusk or in the early evening, and...
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